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ArticleJHEP reports : innovation in hepatology2023

IL-15-producing splenic B cells play pathogenic roles in the development of autoimmune hepatitis.

Sota Fujimori, Po-Sung Chu, Toshiaki Teratani, Yosuke Harada, Takahiro Suzuki, Takeru Amiya, Nobuhito Taniki, Ryosuke Kasuga, Yohei Mikami, Yuzo Koda and 10 more

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Article in JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Experimental Models of Autoimmune Hepatitis: Disease Fidelity and Translational Relevance.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sota FujimoriDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Po-Sung ChuDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Toshiaki TerataniDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yosuke HaradaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Takahiro SuzukiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Takeru AmiyaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Nobuhito TanikiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Ryosuke KasugaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yohei MikamiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuzo KodaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Masataka IchikawaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Takaya TabuchiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Rei MorikawaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Karin YamatakaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Fumie NoguchiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Hanako TsujikawaDepartment of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yutaka KurebayashiDepartment of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Michiie SakamotoDepartment of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Takanori KanaiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Nobuhiro NakamotoDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Keio University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background & Aims: B-cell depletion therapy with an anti-CD20 is an effective treatment strategy for patients with refractory autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). However, the mechanisms underlying B-cell action are unclear. Methods: Herein, we used the adeno-associated virus IL-12 model, in which hepatic IL-12 expression triggers liver injuries characteristic of AIH. We also analysed the clinical samples of patients with AIH. Results: B-cell depletion using anti-CD20 or splenectomy was found to improve liver functions and decrease the cytotoxic CD8 Conclusions: This investigation elucidated the roles of IL-15-producing splenic B cells that occur in concert with pathogenic CD8 Impact and Implications: IL-15-producing B cells were shown to exacerbate experimental AIH via cytotoxic T lymphocyte expansion. CD40L

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Autoimmune hepatitisB cellCD8+ T cellIL-15

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PMID37305442
PMCPMC10251155
OpenAlexW4362676592

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